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Reasons to be cheerful

AUTISM IN CANADA  Regular readers of Michelle Dawson’s blog [and, if you are not a regular reader, I commend it to you] will be aware that the major autism societies in Canada are fervent believers in...

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Downs but not out.

Down’s syndrome novel tugs at America’s heartstrings Moving tale that highlights genetic condition becomes sleeper hit of the year Paul Harris in New York Sunday June 17, 2007 The Observer Like many...

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‘It is not a disease, it is a way of life’

  This article is in today’s Guardian. It provides a useful introduction to the positions of some of the supporters of autism acceptance, including myself and fellow bloggers Kev Leitch and Larry...

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Autism, Genetics and Research Ethics

The latest edition of Communication, the members magazine of the National Autistic Society contains two interesting articles on genetic research. GENE GENIE by Professor Anthony Bailey The first...

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Of mice and men and autistic fruit flies

Autism is a hot topic for scientists engaged in brain research. If you can link your research to autism it may help you to access additional funding that is available in the USA. In response to a...

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Judge Rotenberg Center again

Derrick Jeffries – Person with Asperger’s Syndrome and Nancy Weiss - Co-Director, The National Leadership Consortium on Developmental Disabilities, Center for Disabilities Studies, University of...

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Judge Rotenberg Center – Close it Down!

Shock Tactics is yet another detailed account of the abuse carried out on people at the Judge Rotenberg Center. Over half the inmates at this institution are wired to a device called the GED that...

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